This is a recording of Konkani and perhaps some Assam languages, together with Nepalese and,or Tibetan.. This is a recording from Alan Lomax's Parlametrics collection. These recordings were made by linguists around the world as well as by Lomax himself. They have been digitized from the original reel-to-reel tapes. The original notes which accompanied the tapes were often either incomplete, indefinite, illegible or missing. Because of this, the language in this recording may not have been identified or may have been misidentified. If you notice a mistake and know what language this is, please help us out by sharing your knowledge and leave a comment. Excerpts from the original notes follow. As the notes were sometimes illegible, place or personal names may be misspelled: Chester Willams. Konkani, spoken in Goa and below it and above it. 2M, conversation, manager of the largest Bangalore Branch of the Syndicate Bank, 40, and a colleague, 29. Excellent language knowledge and naturalness, Brahmin. 3 Jan 1972 in a small loungeroom in bank. Topic: the manager recounted to his friend what he had done on the holidays especially attending a picnic where Indian movie stars were shooting scenes. It seems that some boozed-up students planned to rush in and kiss the heroine but were stopped by the local citizens who roundly set upon the ring-leaders.
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